diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/backports_functools_lru_cache/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/backports_functools_lru_cache/default.nix
index 2442e132f1b9..0def8a2de2a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/backports_functools_lru_cache/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/backports_functools_lru_cache/default.nix
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , setuptools_scm
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+if !(pythonOlder "3.3") then null else buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "backports.functools_lru_cache";
   version = "1.4";